Boy, 16, wounded in shooting on Syracuse's West Beard Avenue

Syracuse, NY -- A teenage boy was injured in a shooting this evening in the 400 block of West Beard Avenue, Syracuse police said.

Devon Harrison, 16, was shot in the leg about 8:20 p.m. in front of 404 W. Beard Ave., police said. Harrison was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital, where he is being treated for a non-life-threatening injury, police said.

Officers in the area at the time of the shots reported seeing several people running from the area, police said.

Harrison was not able to provide any information on the shooting suspects, police said.

Anyone with any information on the shooting is asked to call Syracuse police at 442-5222.